Just one example: A reader sent in a photo of "CWBYSUK," which was accepted by Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration without any hassle whatsoever.

MVA spokesman Philip Dacey told The Sun that department employees employ personal judgment to rule on "gray area" vanity plates. Expressions viewed as "more of a statement, just a personal view of the world" stand a chance of being approved, Dacey told the newspaper.

Would this have been green-lit in Dallas-Fort Worth? We'll never know.